The Washington critic., 1887-09-23
OUR STREET RAILWAYS,
How 10 Reach 81 Portions of TIA,
National Capital.

tanning NlIlE statue ui Washington, Cor
COtuu Gallery stat % Wnrand Navy Depart
mouts; Presidents House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills' equestrian statue NJ m
drew jackson; Department Of Justice thllt'
Ing AZ FIFTEENTH street, where transfer nrc
given 10 Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
purtmcut; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willhrd's and other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twhcrc transfers are given 10 tnv
seventh Street Branch. going north toward
Boundary street orsouth to Potomac Riyurl
pust botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
thCrC transfers are given 10 branch running
to Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot, it7.
ccnding south side uf Capitol lIill, cuutn
uiug along u street south 10 Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks To Nayy-Iurd gate,
Returning, same route and conditions
FOurtccu'h.strcct Branch - Starts at Now
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street 10 boundary, passing
Franklin Square aud Thomas Statue, Re.
turning. same route. Transfers given ipand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
ears tu Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Seventh street Brnnch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
SQUARE Patent and hosIo,liges, odd ag.
at Genre MarKct and city POstoticc lwhcre
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linci, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Nu
scum, tu the wharvc- Of thu Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other ste lncrs and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route,
Metropolitan Halfway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes d circuit Of West High,
fHyrttc, second, DumhaftDn and Mont
ruiuuTy -lrrcls passing urtr Gepr:eiuwu
COLLEGE, Academy Ot the Visitation, ilisu
Service Reservoir, and OAK litll trmoirry,
over Rock Creek to T. street north. tnnurc
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pilI.
tiul residences ut the West Eul iugtulinf
that Of the British minister; along 'gNen
tccuth street west to u street north. -Four
t,Cuth street to 4, passing willard and TIE
Ebhitt House, crossing Ninth street twhrre
transfers arc gwen TO the Ninth'~itrei
BThnch), pnst tho Patent and Post Offices,
To lifth street to Louisiana avenue, pa 4lns
Judiciary square, city Han, aud Lincoln
Monument; lndiuna avenue To & street uv
the Baltimore and OHIO depot to Delaware
avenue, tu Il street north 10 First street
east, thence aluD: East capitol street to Lin
coin Park Returning, sumo route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
p street instead pt Indiana avenue
Cars also lcnvc the west front pf the state.
War and Navy Depart ncui, ~ cuuycuiout
Intervals, connecting with above line at
seventeenth aud II streets
Ninth street Hranch-Start a. northern ter
minu, of seventh street west where It con
meet, with Silver Springs lirauchl, diyurllnr
to Ninth street, thence SOUTH passing
Mount Vernon square Masonic Temple
Patent and pOstOniuos at y street twhort
transfers are given to main line cast ui
wc-r, thence tu II street, passing Centre
| Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four
and,n-half street, thence To the Arsenal
gate and steamboat whurvcs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs Brnnrh.-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninthstreet Branch, following
seventh street road, past Howard Unlyer
sity and SChuet2en Park, To- entrance ~
at Sold IRfI b La
same route.
Columbia itallway-starts at Fifteenth street
west southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue To is intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thcuCe on Massachusetts avenue tu
II street north, past the Government Print,
ing Office to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnning's Bridge
road Returning, same route
North Capitol and o Street tor Bcltl Ralrond
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
| and.a.half street, thence cast 10 First west,
| north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north TO + street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north, west 10 Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, cast In
Twelfth street, south TO Virginia avenue
| and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over o instead Oi
| i street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
| steamboat wharvcs, Bureau Of Engraving
Eleventh and boundary.
| Anacostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along street suuth
| past navy.yard gate to Twelfth street cast,
| and over the AnaCOstin Brldg' To Union
town and the Government llpspita for tht
| Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
| t. and from Avenue Line or Seventh street
| Branch Washington and Georgetown Ran
| road, 3 cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to twenty
second and G streets northwest. Fare,
cents; six tickets for - cents Horse-cal
| tickets are also received as fare.
| Herdlc cabs are run 20 any part OF the city
| Fare, % cents, within mile; IS cents pc
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour fol
more than one. Stands, East Capitol lrps
and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
| street northwest.
Providence Hospital Is on the south side Of !
| street, between Second and Third south
east, with Il pretty park In front. Reached
| by the avenue line of cars.
The Parks.
washington Circle Is at Twonty.thlrd street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue o
Washington.
MCPHERSON Square is at Vermont avenue, |
| and Fifteenth streets, containing al
| equestrian statue Of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square AZ connecticut avenue, I, Z
| and Seventeenth streets, containing statu
| of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
| cut and Massachusetts avenues and MIN,
teenth street. holding the statue of Admir-
| Dupont. This circle Is In the heart OF III
most aristocratic part OF the city,
| Scott Circle. at Rhode Island and MassachC
sets avenues and Sixteenth street, cOntail
ing an equestrian statue Of General Wiuhcl
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of We
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and
Non Ntt AtW "a III
statue of General George II. ThOmas adurl
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac Park, at and Twelfth streets and Ma
| saChusctts avenue, and Syringa Park, d
| Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, ~
two triangles beautifully kept, and note
| for their prOtuSiOu OF the shrubs from VINE
| they get their name
Mount Vernon Place includes New York an
Massachusetts avenues and X street h
TWEEN seventh and Ninth streets. A lnn4
nihcent fountain IN the centre greatlyadorl
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode lsIau
avenues, 7 aud Thirteenth street.. Grnrr
Grants house Is on the southwest side.
Franklin square, between and x and TN
tecnth and Fourteenth streets, is ilu mo
prtistiCally designed and beautiful ui tli u
smaller reservations, II contains naiur
mound, supposed 10 be- an Indian 'uril
place, and spring ui delicious wtic
which supplies several hylrAniT.
Rawlins square Is al tue intersection
New York avenue and street, west ut u
White House. The luwllus statue n.
been removed to the south side of Punnsy
yauin avenue, south of Ninth street.
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at t.
Intersection Of North Carolina, ML,.lch
sctts. Tennessee aud kentucky avenues.
street northeast, A street southeast ~
kust Capitol street II contains hu urlu
III group of stutuary representing ulugo
striking the lctters from the limb, ui u
slaves. Reached by tine Metrouohtau car
stanton Place Is at the Intersection ut Mass
Clusetts and Maryland avenue. and e. sire
northeast. II contains statue Of Geutr
Nathaniel Greene.
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful "a
| historic cemeteries well worth visit. DI
est OF these Is
! Rock Creek, just north NJ the old Snlic
Home II was opened about the year 1000
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